$2.50 SMJFL @smjfl @smjfl RECORD www.smjfl.com.au OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTH METRO JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE UNDER 10 MIXED & UNDER 12 GIRLS JDL STRATEGIES LIGHTNING CARNIVAL SUNDAY 9 AUGUST 2015 JUNIOR FOOTBALL JUNIOR FOOTBALL uWE ARE KIDS uWE ARE KIDS uOUR COACHES ARE VOLUNTEERS u OUR COACHESuTHE UMPIRES ARE VOLUNTEERS ARE HUMAN uTHE UMPIRES ARE HUMAN uWE DO NOT PLAY IN THE BIG LEAGUE uWE DO NOT PLAY IN THE BIG LEAGUE AM1601 AFL Juniors A1 Poster FA.indd 1 31/01/14 8:43 AM AM1601 AFL Juniors A1 Poster FA.indd 1 31/01/14 8:43 AM WWW.SMJFL.COM.AU A MESSAGE FROM THE G.M. four and will play each other once in a modified round robin match. This format provides an opportunity for teams to finish the season on a fun note and all teams are presented with Participation Certificates, which will be then presented by the Club at a later stage such as a Club Presentation Day. The SMJFL’s priorities are to provide children in this age group with a fun, safe and positive experience through a well-structured match program that considers the maturity level of their motor, cognitive, social and emotional skills. The emphasis at this age level is the development of basic game skills (kicking, handballing, marking, gathering, evasion and checking) and learning technical and tactical concepts. At these ages it’s not about best players, leading goal kickers or winning/losing, instead it’s all about enjoying football, playing with your friends and most of all having fun! The SMJFL would like to thank the Naming Rights Partner of the SMJFL Lightning Carnivals, JDL Strategies. At JDL Strategies they draw on their team of experts to build a strategy that will secure your financial future. Their priorities are three principles; 1) Reduce your tax, 2) Reduce your personal debt, 3) Grow your assets. JDL Strategies is your financial coach for life. The SMJFL / JDL Strategies partnership provides an opportunity for Clubs to raise important funds as well. On behalf of the Board and Administration of the South Metro Full details of the JDL Strategies programs will be sent Junior Football League I would like to welcome all players, directly to all clubs, players & parents via email and officials, parents and supporters to the SMJFL Lightning Carnivals. further information can be found on the SMJFL website. This week it’s the Under 10 mixed & Under 12 Girls Lightning Carnivals, which are proudly supported by naming rights I would also like to thank our wonderful Club Volunteer Umpires. partner, JDL Strategies. The success of the season can be largely attributed to the tireless work of the 300+ Volunteer Club Umpires in the Under 8 mixed, The 2015 season has seen junior football participation continue Under 9 mixed, Under 10 mixed & Under 12 Girls competitions. to grow and it’s now reached an all-time high. The SMJFL has It’s been heart-warming to see families and friends fulfilling this grown to feature 399 teams, over 9,000 players, 550+ umpires, role, and the contribution they are making to junior football 52 individual competitions and over 3,000 individual matches has been immense. We look forward to seeing many of this of football. Additionally, the region continues to be serviced well year’s volunteers ‘go around again’ next year and build on the by the local AusKick centres, with participation levels at all-time successes of 2015. highs for 5 & 6 year olds. This continued participation growth couldn’t be achieved without the tireless efforts of our wonderful Finally, the SMJFL would like to thank the Bentleigh and Highett club volunteers. So a big thank you to all volunteers for their Junior Football Club’s for hosting this year’s event. efforts again this year. We wish all players, officials & umpires the very best for the day. Now onto the lightning carnivals. The SMJFL is very pleased Jake McCauley to be offering all players of this age group an end of season carnival where all teams are allocated into (mostly) groups of General Manager Phone: (03) 5221 4408 Email: [email protected] Address: 203 Malop Street, Geelong VIC 3220 A Division of Adcell Group www.adcellgroup.com.au OFFICIAL PUBLISHER OF THE SMJFL RECORD 1 | IT’S ABOUT THE KIDS SOUTH METRO JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE SOUTH METRO MEDIA Follow us on social media for your junior footy fix between rounds and even between seasons. With our online audience growing every week, it is a chance for you to get involved and show your support. Tag us in your SMJFL related posts to we can see what the players, fans & families are talking about and we might even repost your snap to our followers! Competitions and features which have been run regularly during the season include: • South Metro Starts Competition – Weekly on Facebook • #ThrowbackThursday – Weekly on our website news NEW for this Finals Series is the South Metro Selfie competition. This Instagram competition will allow SMJFL players and fans to show off their team colours, their favourites grounds, Melbourne’s crazy weather – basically whatever you can fit in that frame! Even the AFL have given it a go this year with their Captains selfie attempt. This fun day which promoted all levels of the game involved some of our very own, representing their home SMJFL Clubs. Full terms and conditions can be viewed on our website – in the ‘Media’ menu. Remember to #SouthMetroSelfie to win! 2 | IT’S ABOUT THE KIDS WWW.SMJFL.COM.AU SMJFL SUPPORTING RCD FUND WHO? WHAT? The Robert Connor Dawes Brain tumours are devastating Foundation (previously ‘Fund’) aims and this is why the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation was created to support brain matters in areas of – to change the odds and make research, care and development. brain tumours go the way of the dinosaurs. It was founded in 2013 following The SMJFL wholeheartedly the passing of 18-year old Connor supports everything the RCD Dawes after a 16-month battle with an Foundation is doing and would like ependymoma brain tumour. to show its support for the Foundation. WHY? Connor was a talented student and athlete with the whole world at his feet. Brain WHEN? cancer is the most fatal of all childhood cancers with current clinical treatments only helping 50% of children but leaving 90% with lifelong physical and mental impairments. The... SMJFL TODAY!is asking all players participating in the JDL Strategies Lightning Carnival on Sunday 2nd and Sunday 9th of August to donate a gold coin before their match. Players will be wearing a strip of grey tape on their jumpers, in order to signify the colour of the brain. The SMJFL will be providing all team managers with a money bag to collect the player donations and request that the team managers drop off the money bag to the SMJFL Match Centre after each game. Never fear – family, friends and fans will be able to donate also as there will be donation tins spread throughout the ground and held by roving RCD Foundation volunteers. They will also being selling beanies for $25 tying into to #beaniesforbraincancer made popular by TV personality Carrie Bickmore. Donations to the RCD Foundation can also be made online by visiting www.rcdfund.org and click on the “Make a donation” icon at the top right hand side of the browser. 100% of funds raised will go to the RCD Foundation and their efforts in battling brain tumours and supporting brain matters in the areas of Research, Care and Development. As all staff and personal work as volunteers every donation goes straight to their nominated projects. If interested, please visit their website for more information. Returning for a second year as proud supporter of the RCD Foundation and Give some small exclusive donator of grey Duct Tape change to help make a big change! 3 | IT’S ABOUT THE KIDS SOUTH METRO JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYING GROUPS - PLAYER PROFILES Nathan Angus Jones Brayshaw Nathan Jones won his third consecutive best and fairest A quality midfielder with a first-class attitude, Angus in his first season as co-captain in 2014, demonstrating Brayshaw is a ball magnet who is hard to put off his that he will get better as the team gets better. Jones game. He shapes as the sort of character who will averaged 27 disposals a game and took on (and beat) complement the Demons’ young midfield and has the some of the game’s best. Jones is making the most of quirk of using his right foot for set shots and left foot his talent, is respected throughout the League and is in general play. He was nominated for the Rising Star capable of leading his team to victory. Award in Round 10. Ron Norm Barassi Smith Norm Smith was an Australian rules football player and Ron Barassi is a retired Australian rules football player coach in the Victorian Football League. After 200 games and former coach. During a long and decorated career, as a player with Melbourne and Fitzroy, Smith began Barassi has been one of the most important figures in a twenty-year coaching career, including a fifteen-year the history of Australian football. He is held by many stint at Melbourne. Recognised as the father of modern as the game’s greatest identity acknowledged by being Australian football coaching, Smith coached Melbourne to the first player to be inaugurated into the Australian six premierships and in 1996 was chosen as the coach of the Football Hall of Fame as a Legend.